Historic Hoyle House
Gaston County’s oldest home — the Hoyle Historic Homestead circa late 1700s — is located on the Dallas Stanley Highway.
Open House — September 10, 2011
Come to Gaston County’s oldest home — the Hoyle Historic Homestead circa — on Saturday, September 10th 2011. Join us for our annual fun-filled day of history, crafts, guest speakers and BBQ. There is NO entrance fee.
A non-profit educational organization, The Hoyle Historic Homestead, Inc. seeks to restore and protect this home of Peter Hoyle, sometimes spelled Heil, Heyl or Hoyl in old documents. Hoyle was part of the 18th Century settling of the North 
Carolina Piedmont by German and Scot-Irish immigrants traveling the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road south through the Shenandoah Valley then into the Carolinas. (map courtesy of CSI/ISI.)
The home is important not only for its antiquity, but also for its construction. The house and outbuildings are on the site where Peiter Heyl was granted a land grant in 1754. The main house was built during the late 1700's. It features rare corner post construction and is the only known remaining structure in North Carolina with this type of construction. This was also the site of Hoylsville, the first Federal Post Office in present day Gaston County.
The site was purchased by Hoyle Historic Homestead Inc., in 1991 to preserve and restore this very important part of regional history. In 1993 it was placed on the National Historical Register.
Consider joining as a member of the Hoyle Historic Homestead, Inc., as well as volunteering for our various projects related to restoring this building. Contact HHHI by either email or writing to: Hoyle Historic Homestead, Inc.,
PO Box 235,
Dallas, NC 28034-0235